Gymnastic
Dive Roll

In this lesson you will learn how to do a dive roll (basically a front
roll with a jump) in
artistic gymnastics. Jump from a trampoline onto a thick landing mat
before
you try this on the floor. Also work
on your handstand and your gymnastic
front roll before you try this. Find
more gymnastics instructions at gymnastics
main.

Execution

Run forward and jump
from the balls of your feet without bending your knees too much. The arms the trunk and the legs form are pretty much aligned until your hands touch the floor. Keep your elbows and your knees fully extended.

Jump forward up and reach forward. There are wide dive rolls and high dive rolls. Wide dive rolls are dive rolls where the line drawn from your take-off spot to the highest point is less than 45 degrees. In a high dive roll, this line would be more than 45 degrees.

When your hands touch the floor, your feet should be slightly over the fly-line. Fly-line: see illustration above.